Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:43:59 -0500
Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Michelin Agilis Tires
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I haven't checked, but they may well be out of stock - for a 14 inch
rim. I would check and see if they were available in a larger rim size.
I'll bet they are. Of course that doesn't do you any good if you have 14
in. rims, however. But this gets back to the same old song - you have
better and more options with 15 and 16 inch rims than with the stock 14
inch rims. This is what has motivated many list members to upgrade
their rims. Related to the larger rim upgrade, upgrading to the bigger
diameter rims also allows for upgrading to the big brake kits. Plus, you
can replace your rear shoe type brakes with disc brakes so you will have
disc brake action on all four wheels. Much better braking actions, I
would say.
Regards,
John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
John Lauterbach wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> I called Michelin customer service last week and told the
> representative that my '84 VW Vanagon needed a new set of Agilis 61s
> in 185R14C. He told me that Michelin could not provide me with tires
> for my van as tires were out-of-stock and no longer made.
>
> John
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 8:48 AM
> Subject: Re: Michelin Agilis Tires
>
>
>> Frank,
>>
>> That's bogus! It's a marketing ploy by Costco.
>>
>> Gases - nitrogen or otherwise - all follow the "Ideal Gas Law". This law
>> - oft stated in chemistry and physics - is comprised of three other laws
>> - Boyles Law, Charles Law, and Gay-Lussac's Law. A fairly comprehensive
>> and easy to read summary of these laws is found in Wikipaedia. The
>> inside volume of the tire remains constant, so as temperature changes,
>> whether from the weather or from rolling friction on the road, the
>> pressure will change. The case for nitrogen being used in the Agilis
>> tire is that it is a very dry gas - no entrained moisture - and being a
>> relatively inert gas, it reduces the tendency of the tire to rot.
>>
>> BTW, I'm soon to need new tires, and the Agilis is my choice for the
>> next set.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> 88 GL Driver
>>
>> Frank Condelli wrote:
>>> In a message dated 20/09/2007 6:15:56 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>> WHalsey@sya.org writes:
>>>
>>> Why nitrogen? I have never heard of that.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Because that's what COSTCO is doing. The pamphlet I got from
>>> COSTCO says:
>>> Nitrogen helps stabilize a tire's inflation pressure.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Frank Condelli
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